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Wikipedia article




'The Drummond Will' is a 2011 British comedy film directed by Alan Butterworth, starring Philip James and Mark Oosterveen, and written by Butterworth and Sam Forster. The film is a fusion of the theatrical style found in classic Ealing Comedies with modern British humour.

Plot



Following the death of their father, two sons inherit a decrepit cottage in a small British village in the middle of nowhere. They soon find the building also contains a large sum of unexpected cash, and through a combination of bad luck and very poor judgment they soon find themselves having to deal with an increasing body count of elderly villagers while attempting to avoid suspicion.

Cast



* Philip James as Danny Drummond

* Mark Oosterveen as Marcus Drummond

* Jeremy Drakes as Solicitor

* Jonathan Hansler as Constable

* Victoria Jeffrey as Betty

* Nigel Osner as Vicar

* Eryl Lloyd Parry as Colonel

* Keith Parry as Rufus Drummond

* Morrison Thomas as Malcolm the Bastard

Critical response



Critical reaction at film festivals was positive - it debuted at the Woods Hole Film Festival where it won the Best Film (Comedy) award,[http://www.woodsholefilmfestival.org/2010/index.php Woods Hole Film Festival] and later won various other festival awards including the Best International Feature award at the Big Island Film Festival.[http://www.bigislandfilmfestival.com/index.html Big Island Film Festival] Dennis Harvey, reviewing the film for 'Variety', called it "an agreeable Ealing-meets-Farrelly feel on modest means" that will "amuse casual viewers and delight genre fans".[https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117944305/ 'Variety' review] George Haymont of the 'Huffington Post' called it "one of the most refreshingly inventive and lovingly crafted send-ups of a beloved genre to be seen in many a moon" and is "the blackest of comedies and a joyful romp rolled into one very pleasing package".[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-heymont/1930s-dark-house_b_862145.html 'Huffington Post' review]

Home media



The film was released theatrically in the US in July 2011, with a DVD and Blu-ray release in August 2011 in the UK.[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00545L6VS/ref=s9_simh_gw_p74_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0DZ9CCXJZSA1N1SNN367&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294 Amazon.co.uk release date]

References




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